Cops: Man sexually assaulted woman in Longwood Manor after forcing her into car

Police are searching for a man who they say sexually assaulted a woman after forcing her into his car Monday morning in the Longwood Manor neighborhood.

About 8:17 a.m. Monday, a man held a 22-year-old woman at knifepoint in the 9800 block of South Emerald Ave. and forced her into a gray four-door Chevrolet where he sexually assaulted her, police said in an alert issued Thursday morning.

The man, who police said was 23- to 27-years-old, was described as black with a trimmed beard and a slim build, about 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-9 and 140 to 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black coat with a black hood and red writing on it, a black and gray skullcap and green camouflage pants.

Police are asking anyone with information to call detectives at 312-747-8273.